Avanti and iWayAfrica ink master distributor deal for HYLAS 4

The contract will see iWayAfrica deploy high-speed satellite broadband services from Avanti’s HYLAS 4 satellite for consumers and enterprises across Sub-Saharan Africa.

At the signing of the Master Distribution contract.

Avanti Communications Group, a major satellite operator and provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and iWayAfrica, a pan-African service provider providing telecommunication solutions across the African continent, have sealed a HYLAS 4 Master Distributor contract.

Speaking about the partnership, Kyle Whitehill, Chief Executive Officer, Avanti Communications, said: “We’re delighted to extend our partnership with iWayAfrica and have them sign as Avanti’s first Master Distributor for HYLAS 4. Combined with our world-leading Ka-band technology and IWayAfrica’s expertise in telecommunications across the African market, the new services will offer consumer and businesses affordable high-speed broadband access.”

iWayAfrica, which has a presence in more than 44 African countries, already deploys Avanti’s Ka-band services in Eastern and Southern Africa via the HYLAS 2 satellite. HYLAS 4, which launched in April 2018, will extend iWayAfrica’s Ka-band offering into new countries across West and Central Africa with commercial service scheduled from August 2018. iWayAfrica has regional offices for all its wholesale services in Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius and South Africa.

Mathew Welthagen, Group CEO of Gondwana International Networks, the parent company of iWayAfrica, added: “This is a natural extension of our existing relationship and we are actively engaged with our partner network to bring these services online, as well as extending our reach in the region even further to new partners and new territories”.

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